Consistency is more of the issue. Alex Smith has some pretty good games, but he also looks mediocre in between those games. He played well enough last time in the playoffs, but the game against the Giants is a good representation of what you get with Alex Smith. He played a huge part in winning the game before against the Saints, but he just didn't take the team into his hands in that Giants game. Good QBs so far into their career need to win those kinds of games no matter what it takes or who else on the team is messing up. No knock on the Giants, they were a great team last year, but the 49ers were noticeably more talented.

Smith puts a lid on what they can accomplish. Their D isn't dominant enough to carry them to an Owl like the 00 Ravens. Kaep gives them a shot to not only throw the ball down the field but the ability to play from behind. He also can run and pick up easy first downs.

Both good QBs who look like they can run Harbaugh's system well. Good problem to have for SF. Kaepernick is simply new and "sexier" because Smith has been in SF since 2005.

Smith is the #3 rated passer in the NFL in his 8.25 games. People are conditioned to dislike him because that's all they've heard from the media for 7+ years now. He's a very good QB.

Alex Smith after Eagles "We Want Carr" game in 2010: 34 Games, 910 Att, 583 Comp, 6710 Yards, 46 Tds, 13 INTs, 97.09 QB Rating. He currently has a 104.1 rating on the season, 3rd best in the NFL behind only Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers. He's completing 70.0% of his passes. He has twice as many TDs in his last 2 games as incompletions.

Nope. Keep Smith in there. Before he got injured he was playing good ball and the Niners were winning. Kaepernick had a great game tonight and I love him but until Smith literally loses us a game, there's no reason to bench him.

Nope. Keep Smith in there. Before he got injured he was playing good ball and the Niners were winning. Kaepernick had a great game tonight and I love him but until Smith literally loses us a game, there's no reason to bench him.

But media will ignore that qualifier by Harbaugh because QB CONTROVERSY! sells papers/gets website hits.

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Bring up all the stats you want, the 49ers offense has not looked this fluid and dangerous all year than it did today with Kaepernick. He was hitting passes that Smith has been missing/not attempting at all.

But media will ignore that qualifier by Harbaugh because QB CONTROVERSY! sells papers/gets website hits.

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Bring up all the stats you want, the 49ers offense has not looked this fluid and dangerous all year than it did today with Kaepernick. He was hitting passes that Smith has been missing/not attempting at all.

But media will ignore that qualifier by Harbaugh because QB CONTROVERSY! sells papers/gets website hits.

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Bring up all the stats you want, the 49ers offense has not looked this fluid and dangerous all year than it did today with Kaepernick. He was hitting passes that Smith has been missing/not attempting at all.

I think they should give him 2-3 games to see how he does. The 49ers are good enough to eat a few losses if it doesn't work out. If Colin is a QB they don't need to protect then they would be the superbowl favorite by a HUGE amount.

end of Alex Smith era...damn, I was counting on him keeping the 49ers from being a "great" team. This kid seems to have got comfortable and has some wheels. I hope the bench and trade him for a bag of hot cheetos, but they'll likely keep him and do better than they would with Smith.

I think they should give him 2-3 games to see how he does. The 49ers are good enough to eat a few losses if it doesn't work out. If Colin is a QB they don't need to protect then they would be the superbowl favorite by a HUGE amount.